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Victoria C. Woodhull: “Under the system which I propose, not only will stock gambling be abolished, but also all other gambling, and the…”

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Under the system which I propose, not only will stock gambling be abolished, but also all other gambling, and the hundreds of thousands of able-bodied people who are now engaged in it, living from the products of others, will be compelled to go to producing themselves.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull advocates for abolishing stock gambling and promoting productive work among the populace.

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